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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Stocks - Price & Volume

CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Acme United Co. stock logo
ACU
Acme United
$39.75
+1.5%
$42.36
$23.24
$50.99
$145.56M0.7324,013 shs64,883 shs
The Eastern Company stock logo
EML
Eastern
$27.84
-6.0%
$30.59
$16.10
$35.78
$173.44M1.1615,192 shs30,956 shs
Lifetime Brands, Inc. stock logo
LCUT
Lifetime Brands
$11.41
+1.9%
$9.95
$4.31
$11.68
$251.82M1.3874,717 shs75,469 shs
The L.S. Starrett Company stock logo
SCX
L.S. Starrett
$16.17
+0.1%
$15.97
$8.55
$16.19
$121.44M0.4865,033 shs36,660 shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Acme United Co. stock logo
ACU
Acme United
0.00%-3.78%+1.56%-21.01%+58.08%
The Eastern Company stock logo
EML
Eastern
0.00%+2.42%+0.10%+20.15%+77.85%
Lifetime Brands, Inc. stock logo
LCUT
Lifetime Brands
0.00%+5.56%+18.02%+10.34%+116.63%
The L.S. Starrett Company stock logo
SCX
L.S. Starrett
0.00%+0.12%+0.87%+21.50%+47.99%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Acme United Co. stock logo
ACU
Acme United
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
The Eastern Company stock logo
EML
Eastern
1.6595 of 5 stars
0.03.01.70.02.04.21.3
Lifetime Brands, Inc. stock logo
LCUT
Lifetime Brands
4.394 of 5 stars
2.53.01.72.33.92.51.9
The L.S. Starrett Company stock logo
SCX
L.S. Starrett
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Acme United Co. stock logo
ACU
Acme United
N/AN/AN/AN/A
The Eastern Company stock logo
EML
Eastern
N/AN/AN/AN/A
Lifetime Brands, Inc. stock logo
LCUT
Lifetime Brands
3.00
Buy$12.7511.74% Upside
The L.S. Starrett Company stock logo
SCX
L.S. Starrett
N/AN/AN/AN/A

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest ACU, EML, SCX, and LCUT Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/13/2024
Lifetime Brands, Inc. stock logo
LCUT
Lifetime Brands
DA Davidson
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$11.50 ➝ $13.50
5/10/2024
Lifetime Brands, Inc. stock logo
LCUT
Lifetime Brands
Canaccord Genuity Group
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$11.00 ➝ $12.00
3/25/2024
Lifetime Brands, Inc. stock logo
LCUT
Lifetime Brands
DA Davidson
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$9.50 ➝ $11.50
3/13/2024
Lifetime Brands, Inc. stock logo
LCUT
Lifetime Brands
Canaccord Genuity Group
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$8.00 ➝ $11.00
(Data available from 5/20/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Acme United Co. stock logo
ACU
Acme United
$190.62M0.76$3.75 per share10.60$27.31 per share1.46
The Eastern Company stock logo
EML
Eastern
$273.45M0.63$2.83 per share9.84$21.24 per share1.31
Lifetime Brands, Inc. stock logo
LCUT
Lifetime Brands
$686.68M0.37$1.52 per share7.51$10.58 per share1.08
The L.S. Starrett Company stock logo
SCX
L.S. Starrett
$256.18M0.47$1.91 per share8.46$17.42 per share0.93

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Acme United Co. stock logo
ACU
Acme United
$17.79M$4.808.28N/A9.67%9.60%5.61%N/A
The Eastern Company stock logo
EML
Eastern
$8.59M$1.5817.62N/A3.69%8.44%4.32%8/13/2024 (Estimated)
Lifetime Brands, Inc. stock logo
LCUT
Lifetime Brands
-$8.41M-$0.27N/A10.011.10-0.86%4.63%1.59%8/1/2024 (Estimated)
The L.S. Starrett Company stock logo
SCX
L.S. Starrett
$23.09M$1.669.74N/A5.02%2.44%1.67%9/20/2024 (Estimated)

Latest ACU, EML, SCX, and LCUT Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/9/2024Q1 2024
Lifetime Brands, Inc. stock logo
LCUT
Lifetime Brands
-$0.09-$0.15-$0.06-$0.01$149.74 million$142.24 million    
5/6/2024Q1 2024
The Eastern Company stock logo
EML
Eastern
N/A$0.31+$0.31$0.31N/A$67.93 million
4/19/2024Q1 2024
Acme United Co. stock logo
ACU
Acme United
$0.36$0.39+$0.03$0.39$48.50 million$44.96 million    
3/12/2024Q4 2023
The Eastern Company stock logo
EML
Eastern
N/A$0.56+$0.56$0.56N/A$67.00 million
3/12/2024Q4 2023
Lifetime Brands, Inc. stock logo
LCUT
Lifetime Brands
$0.32$0.29-$0.03$0.45$196.48 million$203.14 million
3/1/202412/31/2023
Acme United Co. stock logo
ACU
Acme United
$0.55$0.40-$0.15-$2.07N/A$41.94 million    

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Acme United Co. stock logo
ACU
Acme United
$0.601.51%+5.27%12.50%4 Years
The Eastern Company stock logo
EML
Eastern
$0.441.58%N/A27.85%N/A
Lifetime Brands, Inc. stock logo
LCUT
Lifetime Brands
$0.171.49%N/AN/A N/A
The L.S. Starrett Company stock logo
SCX
L.S. Starrett
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Latest ACU, EML, SCX, and LCUT Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
4/25/2024
The Eastern Company stock logo
EML
Eastern
Quarterly$0.111.36%5/14/20245/15/20246/17/2024
3/8/2024
Lifetime Brands, Inc. stock logo
LCUT
Lifetime Brands
Quarterly$0.04301.75%4/30/20245/1/20245/15/2024
3/15/2024
Acme United Co. stock logo
ACU
Acme United
quarterly$0.151.5%3/27/20243/28/20244/19/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Acme United Co. stock logo
ACU
Acme United
0.34
4.51
1.90
The Eastern Company stock logo
EML
Eastern
0.30
2.63
1.35
Lifetime Brands, Inc. stock logo
LCUT
Lifetime Brands
0.77
2.62
1.07
The L.S. Starrett Company stock logo
SCX
L.S. Starrett
0.04
3.13
1.49

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Acme United Co. stock logo
ACU
Acme United
62.10%
The Eastern Company stock logo
EML
Eastern
76.99%
Lifetime Brands, Inc. stock logo
LCUT
Lifetime Brands
40.62%
The L.S. Starrett Company stock logo
SCX
L.S. Starrett
43.40%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Acme United Co. stock logo
ACU
Acme United
34.10%
The Eastern Company stock logo
EML
Eastern
17.00%
Lifetime Brands, Inc. stock logo
LCUT
Lifetime Brands
43.30%
The L.S. Starrett Company stock logo
SCX
L.S. Starrett
7.00%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Acme United Co. stock logo
ACU
Acme United
6453.66 million2.45 millionNot Optionable
The Eastern Company stock logo
EML
Eastern
1,1996.23 million5.17 millionNot Optionable
Lifetime Brands, Inc. stock logo
LCUT
Lifetime Brands
1,23022.07 million12.52 millionOptionable
The L.S. Starrett Company stock logo
SCX
L.S. Starrett
1,5297.51 million6.99 millionNot Optionable

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Company Descriptions

Acme United logo

Acme United

NYSE:ACU
Acme United Corporation supplies cutting, measuring, first aid, and sharpening products to the school, home, office, hardware, sporting goods, and industrial markets in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. The company offers scissors, shears, knives, rulers, pencil sharpeners, paper trimmers, safety cutters, lettering products, glue guns, and other craft products under the Westcott brand name; and cutting tools under the Clauss brand. It also provides sharpening knives, scissors, chisels, skis, skates, and other edge under the DMT brand. In addition, the company offers first aid kit and safety solutions under the First Aid Only brand; portable eyewash solution and over-the-counter medication, including active ingredients aspirin, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen under the PhysiciansCare brand; bodily fluid and spill clean-up solution under the Spill Magic brand; various first aid kit, refill, and safety supplies, including CPR kits, burn kits, and automotive and emergency first aid kits under the First Aid Central; first aid kits for the promotional products industry under Safety Made brand; and alcohol prep pads, alcohol wipes, benzalkonium chloride wipes, various antiseptic wipes, castile soaps, and lens cleaning wipes under the Med-Nap brand. It sells its products directly and through its independent manufacturer representatives to wholesale, contract, and retail stationery distributors; office supply super stores, mass market retailers, industrial and medical distributors, school supply distributors, drug store retailers, sporting goods stores, hardware chains, and wholesale florists, as well as through its websites. The company was formerly known as Acme Shear Company and changed its name to Acme United Corporation in 1971. Acme United Corporation was founded in 1867 and is based in Shelton, Connecticut.
Eastern logo

Eastern

NASDAQ:EML
The Eastern Company designs, manufactures, and sells engineered solutions to industrial markets in the United States and internationally. The company offers turnkey returnable packaging solutions, which are used in the assembly processes of vehicles, aircraft, and durable goods, as well as in production processes of plastic packaging products, packaged consumer goods, and pharmaceuticals; designs and manufactures blow mold tools and injection blow mold tooling products, and 2-step stretch blow molds and related components for the stretch blow molding industry; and supplies blow molds and change parts to the food, beverage, healthcare, and chemical industries. It also provides rotary latches, compression latches, draw latches, hinges, camlocks, key switches, padlocks, and handles; and development and program management services for custom electromechanical and mechanical systems for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and customer applications. In addition, the company designs and manufactures proprietary vision technology for OEMs and aftermarket applications, as well as offers aftermarket components to the heavy- and medium-duty truck, motorhome, and bus markets. The Eastern Company was founded in 1858 and is based in Shelton, Connecticut.
Lifetime Brands logo

Lifetime Brands

NASDAQ:LCUT
Lifetime Brands, Inc. designs, sources, and sells branded kitchenware, tableware, and other products for use in the home in the worldwide. The company provides kitchenware products, including kitchen tools and gadgets, cutlery, kitchen scales, thermometers, cutting boards, shears, cookware, pantryware, spice racks, and bakeware; and tableware products comprising dinnerware, stemware, flatware, and giftware. It also provides home solutions, such as thermal beverageware, bath scales, weather and outdoor household, food storage, neoprene travel, and home décor products. The company owns or licenses various brands, including the Farberware, Mikasa, Taylor, KitchenAid, Pfaltzgraff, BUILT NY, Rabbit, Kamenstein, S'well, and Fred & Friends. It serves mass market merchants, specialty stores, department stores, warehouse clubs, grocery stores, off-price retailers, food service distributors, food and beverage outlets, and e-commerce. The company sells its products directly, as well as through its retail websites. Lifetime Brands, Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Garden City, New York.
L.S. Starrett logo

L.S. Starrett

NYSE:SCX
The L.S. Starrett Company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells industrial, professional, and consumer measuring and cutting tools, and related products in North America, Brazil, and China. The company's products include precision tools, electronic gauges, gage blocks, optical vision and laser measuring equipment, custom engineered granite solutions, tape measures, levels, chalk products, squares, band saw blades, hole saws, hacksaw blades, jig saw blades, and reciprocating saw blades, as well as M1 lubricant and precision ground flat stock products. It also provides measuring tools, such as micrometers, vernier calipers, height distributors, depth gages, electronic gages, dial indicators, steel rules, combination squares, and custom and non-contact gaging such as vision, optical, and measurement systems. In addition, the company offers hand tools for measuring, marking, and layout that include tapes, levels, chalk lines, and other products for building trades, and construction and retail trades. It primarily distributes its precision hand tools, and saw and construction products through distributors or resellers. The company serves metalworking, wood, food, semi-conductor production, aerospace, medical, oil and gas, machinery, government, equipment, and automotive markets; marine and farm equipment shops, and DIY enthusiasts; and tradesmen, which comprise builders, carpenters, plumbers, and electricians. The L.S. Starrett Company was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Athol, Massachusetts.